In Vietnam, which cases are dangerous goods transport licenses of carriers revoked for an indefinite period of time?

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• In Vietnam, which cases do carriers have their dangerous goods transport licenses revoked for an indefinite period of time?
• What are regulations on licensing authority of Vietnam, which has the power to revoke a dangerous goods transport license it issued?

In Vietnam, which cases do carriers have their dangerous goods transport licenses revoked for an indefinite period of time?

Pursuant to Clause 1, Article 19 of the Decree 42/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating cases, which carriers have their dangerous goods transport licenses revoked for an indefinite period of times, as follows:

a) A copy inconsistent with its authentic copy or erroneous information is included in the transport license application;

b) The carrier does not transport dangerous goods in accordance with the transport license application or the transport license granted;

c) The carrier terminates its operation according to regulations of laws or of its volition.

What are regulations on licensing authority of Vietnam, which has the power to revoke a dangerous goods transport license it issued?

Pursuant to Clause 2, Article 19 of the Decree 42/2020/NĐ-CP stipulating licensing authority of Vietnam, which has the power to revoke a dangerous goods transport license it issued as follows:

a) Promulgate a decision to revoke the transport license;

b) Send the transport license revocation decision to the carrier and post it on the licensing authority’s website;

c) Upon promulgation of the transport license revocation decision, the carrier shall submit its transport license to the licensing authority and stop transporting dangerous goods according to this decision immediately after its entry into force. In case the carrier commits the violation stated in point a or point b Clause 1 of this Article, which leads to revocation of the transport license, the licensing authority shall not reissue the transport license for 1 month starting from the entry into force of the revocation decision. After this 1 month, if the carrier wishes to continue transporting dangerous goods, it may reapply for the transport license according to regulations in Clause 3 Article 18 of this Decree;

d) Announce revocation of the transport license via mass media and on the licensing authority’s website.

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